'Anzio Annie' in U.S. for Army Study--T/5 George H. Barrett of New Bedford, Mass., (left) and Sgt. David B. Dreiman of Minneapolis, Minn., stand atop the barrel of "Anzio Annie," the big German gun that hammered the Italian beachhead in 1944, as it rests in the army proving grounds here. The 28-centimeter weapon was capable of firing a missle more than 50 miles. It will be tested and later placed on exhibition here. The weapon also was known as the "Anzio Express," and by the Germans was called "Leopold."
Anzio Annie in U.S. for Army Study--T/5 George H. Barrett of New Bedford, Mass., (left) and Sgt. David B. Dreiman of Minneapolis, Minn., stand atop the barrel of "Anzio Annie," the big German gun that hammered the Italian beachhead in 1944, as it rests in the army proving grounds here. The 28-centimeter weapon was capable of firing a missle more than 50 miles. It will be tested and later placed on exhibition here. The weapon also was known as the "Anzio Express," and by the Germans was called "Leopold."
'Anzio Annie' in U.S. for Army Study--T/5 George H. Barrett of New Bedford, Mass., (left) and Sgt. David B. Dreiman of Minneapolis, Minn., stand atop the barrel of "Anzio Annie," the big German gun that hammered the Italian beachhead in 1944, as it rests in the army proving grounds here. The 28-centimeter weapon was capable of firing a missle more than 50 miles. It will be tested and later placed on exhibition here. The weapon also was known as the "Anzio Express," and by the Germans was called "Leopold."
